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The 2017-18 EFL season is underway and, as many supporters know, away ticket pricing in the Championship remains a real problem with too many clubs charging visiting supporters in excess of £30 or even £40.
So we were pleased to see Ipswich Town reaching reciprocal away ticket pricing deals with 12 other clubs in the Championship - and we're eager to identify the remaining 11.
Reciprocal deals can...

In previous years the champions of England would have seen their away fans facing category A prices on the road - not the case for travelling Leicester City fans though, who won't pay more than £30 on the road this season.
Following their trip to St Mary's, where away tickets are capped at £20 thanks to Southampton sponsors Virgin Media, we spoke to Matt Davis at the Foxes Trust about the state of...

Reading fans were being asked to pay up to £45 for their trip to Old Trafford in the FA Cup this weekend until the Berkshire club stepped into to subsidise it down to £30. Reading fan and former-FSF secretary Jon Keen tell us how FA rule changes allowed Manchester United to charge so much...
One of the greatest things frequently said about the FA Cup is that it’s a great leveller. Regardless of th...

A lot has happened on and off the pitch in 2016 - so here's a round-up of some of our work from 2016...
January
We started the year by looking at the draconian coach travel restrictions still faced by football fans. FSF caseworker Amanda Jacks outlined how football fans running commercial coaches have to inform police before travelling, can’t eat and drink when and where they please and have their...

In the first of a four-part series on away ticket prices across the EFL and Premier League, Bradford City fan Manny Dominguez has been looking at what League One fans can expect to pay on the road…
To help you get an idea about prices for away matches this season, in advance of them appearing on your own club’s website, I’ve researched all the away ticket prices across League One.
Overall, it look...

The disparity in wealth is such between top-flight clubs and those lower down the leagues that fans don't always see eye-to-eye when it comes to price campaigns. Martin Cloake and Katrina Law, co-chairs at Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust, outline their experiences below...
When does campaigning for lower prices at the football become a bad thing? Apparently when you are the fan of a Premier Le...

The FSF recently joined forces with Virgin Media to cut costs for away fans - with the Southampton shirt sponsor backing the Twenty's Plenty campaign.
Virgin Media will be subsidising all away fans who visit St Mary's Stadium this season, capping the ticket cost at £20.
Following the launch of the initiative a number of fans of Premier League club spoke to Virgin Media about the importance of the ...

There’s been a huge focus over the past few years on ticket prices and much headway has been made, particularly in relation to away fans. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t still a lot to be done.
With the Championship set to kick-off tomorrow we’ve had a string of entirely understandable complaints relating to prices at that level – most notably Sheffield Wednesday’s £42 tickets for Villa fans.
El...

The Football League season starts next weekend and this time of year is normally an exciting one for all football fans.
But for Villa fans beginning life in the second tier, for the first time in 29 years, that excitement has been tempered by the high ticket prices they'll be facing for away games. First up is Sheffield Wednesday away, who are charging Villa fans £42.
We spoke to David Michael, e...

Ticket prices shouldn't be set by the free market: don't take our word for it, here's Dr Chris Bojke senior research associate at University of York's Centre for Health Economics looks at "addictive good" provided by football clubs...
Despite the increasing high cost of attending football matches, it hasn’t gone unnoticed that demand, as measured by match-day attendance has remained pretty stable ...